Here I am, back home again. I don\’t own a beautiful house like this one; but at least I\’ve got a roof over my head.

I\’m so glad I didn\’t have to go through DFW this time. I had a lay-over in Salt Lake City. After takeoff, I saw a large, blue body of water to port; and I guess that was the Great Salt Lake. We visited that lake when I was a kid; and of course we went splashing in the water How it burned my eyes!

Before I left Spokane, I bought large plastic garbage bags and gallon-size food storage bags. I figured I might need them; and I couldn\’t be sure how well-stocked the local stores were yet. We all know how frustrating it is to need something, and be unable to get it at any price.

When I got home, I unhooked the garbage can and recycling bin from the fence. While I was away, someone did yard work; and put the debris in my trash can. That can is so heavy that I can\’t even tip it onto its wheels, so that I can roll it out for tomorrow\’s pick-up. Maybe it got water in it somehow.

I pumped up my bicycles\’ tires. I\’m relieved that they weren\’t totally out of air. Now that I\’m back home again, I can go for a ride tomorrow!

Powerless?

Then I tackled the fridge and freezer. Now that I\’m back home again, I think I\’ll have to shut both off for a while. The stuff in the freezer thawed; and the juice from frozen veggies leaked out of their bags, and then re-froze. Now I\’ve got stuff frozen to the floor of the freezer! That\’s what happens when you abode goes powerless for more than a few hours. I heard the electricity was out for four days here.

In fact, I seem to have a wrecked circuit. The lights in the front room and the back room won\’t turn on; and I know I turned them off when I left before Ida. At least the window units are operating, and the socket for the standing fan is working; so won\’t have to swelter all night long. It\’s still 80 degrees (at 9:25 pm!); and the humidity is 85%!

I had planned to head for Winn Dixie early tomorrow; but I better get that fridge/freezer cleaned up before I buy any more food. Ideally I should shut off that machine right now; and clean it tomorrow morning. But I\’ll want ice for my Diet Coke fix!